Elk
Lake, Ontario; Pilot T. R. Stromberg took off from ice in ski-equipped
a/c. Had just reached a height of 500 feet when there was a sound
of an explosion and engine immediately stopped. Pilot had no
choice but to try to land in small creek and began to glide in that
direction but did not succeed. He pancaked in and a/c
damaged. Damage: Aircraft destroyed. Injuries: Nil.
[Files: 5008-D11-20 / 5802-10772].